Don Blankenship, Massey's boss, was at first rather blithe about safety violations, calling them "a normal part of the mining process".

梅西公司的老板Don Blankenship起初对于安全违规问题嗤之以鼻，称他们是“采矿业的正常行为”。

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In 2004 Don Blankenship, the chief executive of Massey Energy, spent $3m to help elect Brent Benjamin to the state Supreme Court.

2004年，美西能源CEO Don Blankenship，曾花费了三百万元帮助布拉特.本杰明选举到州立高等法院。

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Don Blankenship, CEO, Massey energy: "Most coal mined by surface mining cannot be deep mined... energy resources would be lost if not surface mined... our company is an energy company," he added.

Massey Energy的首席执行官Don Blankenship表示：“采用地表采矿，大多数煤炭不能深采…不采用地表采矿，会造成能源损失…我们公司是能源公司。”

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And the outspoken head of Massey Energy at the time, Don Blankenship, the boss over these two guys?

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